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10/10/2019 at 11:41am
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Have a read through some of these threads.
Don't think I've ever needed more than a screwdriver and a can of WD40 to deal with any such problems, but have only towed a couple of caravans and the occasional trailer so others might have more advice.
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10/10/2019 at 7:10pm
Location: East Herts
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Quote: Originally posted by Hacksaw Bob on 10/10/2019
Have a read through some of these threads.
Don't think I've ever needed more than a screwdriver and a can of WD40 to deal with any such problems, but have only towed a couple of caravans and the occasional trailer so others might have more advice.
Bought my first old caravan in the early 1970s and I've done a lot of towing. I used to do it for a living in fact. Trailers of all kinds, boats, and caravans, and I've towed them with cars, trucks, vans and a coach. Most of those trailers were fitted with a 7 pin plug and socket, and like Bob I've never needed anything more than a screwdriver and a can of WD40 to fix any problems.
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10/10/2019 at 8:18pm
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Had the centre pin earth pull out on my trailer board 7n plug recently. There didn't seem to be any type of cable restrainer in the design. This was a bought lighting board so all connections factory made.
Had various problems with 7n plugs over the years but they are cheap and easy to replace. I think corrosion and dirt is the main failure with plugs left out in all weathers for long periods.
Never had a failure with the new 13 pin plugs and I find them much easier to plug into the socket. Simply line it up then twist. The 7 pin plugs needed a lot of pushing and pulling to get them in and out.
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10/10/2019 at 8:44pm
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Think you must have been using a lot of dodgy old 7 pin plugs Navver. I've certainly never found they needed a lot of pushing and pulling to get them in or out. As you say though, they are cheap and easy to replace.
I must admit I've never used a 13 pin socket, so I have no experience of them whatsoever. I have a caravan and a trailer, and both have 7 pin plugs. The car I bought recently had 2 x 7 pin sockets fitted when I bought it, and they'll do me just fine.
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10/10/2019 at 10:17pm
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Yes I remember those days too Towedyears. Setting the points on my Cortina. Even changing the head-gasket on my side-valve Ford Anglia. I used to make my own tow-bars and wire my own towing electrics in those days too. These days though, with CanBus electrics, no way!
I'm sure the 13 pin socket is likely to be better, but they've had enough years to develop it. The 7 pin plug has been around for decades though, and there are still plenty of them in use. If I could afford a new caravan, or even a recent one, it would come with a 13 pin plug and I'd readily use it, but as I have an old car, and an even older caravan, I see no point in changing. I'd have to change the plug on my trailer too. I feel that it would just be making work to no real advantage. What would I gain?
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10/10/2019 at 11:56pm
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I think we are definitely on the same page Towedyears. There is no doubt that there have been vast improvements over the years, particularly involving rusting. My current car is nearly 12 years old, and I can't see a trace of rust anywhere on it. If I remember right my Anglia was about the same age when I got rid of it because it was absolutely falling to bits! It was on at least its second pair of sills, and they were developing holes. The front wings were rotten too.
My current car is a diesel, like my last three. I wouldn't have even looked at a 1970s diesel car. They were noisy, smelly, chucked out clouds of smoke, and had acceleration best measured on a calendar. Top speed was about 65 if you were lucky.
I'm also a Volvo fan and had one for years. However, the independent Volvo specialist who used to look after it considered my model to be the last "real Volvo" as he put it. I had a year 2000 V70, which I sold and it is still running around with over 186,000 on the clock, as that's the mileage it had on it when I sold it.
I certainly agree about your last paragraph too. I'm probably falling to bits a lot quicker than my car. 
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11/10/2019 at 6:05pm
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My V70 was a diesel automatic. I had it 9 years and it was a great car to drive and had loads of room. One of the main reasons I decided it had to go was the fact that it was quite low and I was starting to struggle getting out of it. I have back and hip problems. I have a 4WD Nissan X trail now and that's a great tow car too, and it has a higher driving position. Slightly higher fuel consumption too unfortunately.
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11/10/2019 at 10:28pm
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my son has an mx5, if he parks to close to the kerb im in trouble getting out of it! its basically a fall out on your hands and knees!
you did well going camping in that car, albeit with a 2 man tent,
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are you a manufacturer / supplier of caravan / leisure vehicle components as your ''survey'' appears to be a marketing attempt ?
This does not sound like a survey for a university project to me :(
please provide a university / academic institute name and email address for verification
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